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From: Ben Bacarisse <ben.usenet@bsb.me.uk>
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Subject: Re: Are Floating Point Numbers still a Can of Worms?
Date: Sat, 15 Oct 2022 01:52:47 +0100
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Mostowski Collapse <bursejan@gmail.com> writes:

> Welcome to Node.js v18.9.0.
>
>> 1889**29
> 1.0250068783051206e+95
>> Number(BigInt(1889)**BigInt(29))
> 1.0250068783051207e+95

You question (in the subject) was "Are Floating Point Numbers still a
Can of Worms?"  If you once considered them a can of worms, why might
you not consider them so now?  And what has your example got to do with
the question?

-- 
Ben.